Seeds, Sourdough Pasta, Avocados: 10 Hot Topics On Food Republic

Seeds, Sourdough Pasta, Avocados: 10 Hot Topics On Food Republic

We’re all about innovation this week. Chef Dan Barber launched Row 7, which focuses on breeding vegetables with flavor in mind. He came on to the Food Republic Today podcast to chat about seeds. Meanwhile, chef Leah Cohen of Pig & Khao in New York’s Lower East Side tells us on the podcast why she ditched the city to open a gastropub across the river in Jersey City. We also reported that 19-year-old Flynn McGarry opened his very first New York restaurant. As for breakfast, we made curly bagels and dumped the avocado proposals. All that and more on this week’s Hot Topics.

A promising vegan cruise in Australia ended up with a food shortage. Diners were not happy.